Colombia Vs Holland November 19th !!!!

Y salir del parcial a solo oír música hasta llegar a la casa.....pero jajajaja por lo general cuado hay gol se oyen siempre el grito

 

I am so glad that we won and played well vs Belgium. This was the last time I get to see my team for a LONG time and will at least have a good taste in my mouth about how good we really are.

 

Mondrago is our freaking back up bro. All he had to show was that he wouldn't cost us games if he had to play out of injury or red card and he proved that he can at least hold his own under the sticks bro. He didn't have to show he was world class just that he wasn't a liability and he wasn't.

 

Si es verdad que Pekerman lo va a utilizar por variantes, yo si hacía varios cambios

---------------------Vargas-------------------
Arias-----Zapata-------Alvarez-------Armero
----------Guarin-----------Valencia----------
Torres------------------------------James
-------------Teo-----Falcao----------------

Aldo x Guarin
Torres x Cuadrado
Bacca x Teo
Ibarbo x Falcao
James x Jackson (Se retrasa a Ibarbo)
Y en el minuto 87 Medina x Arias.

 

I thought Faryd got his fingertips onto the ball on the Mertens shot?

nvm, just rewatched the highlights and Mondragon was beat on the shot. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. One thing that he did do well/better than Ospina is control his area, most every corner/cross he was there to collect. I think we should be fine in the GK department come WC time.

 

Faryd was only tested once right? He's not in terrible shape for his age, but I am expecting shots on target from the dutch in order to really test him.

 

Deja la U!!! Que no jodan tanto lol yo tengo suerte porque termino clase a las 2 y la otra la tengo a las 6 pm entonces cuadra perfecto

 

Yea I hope he gets a test on the 19th, no offense to the Belgian's, Im curious as to how his reflexes have held up as he has aged, they seem alright but he almost got embarrassed yesterday with De Bruyne's free kick

 

So my take on the XI that we should use:

4-2-1-3

-----------------------Frady-------------------------
------Arias---Zapata---Balanta*---Armero----
----Cuadrado----------------------Sanchez-------
--------------------Rodriguez----------------------
----Muriel------Falcao-------Victor------------



*Now I believe that Balanta should start since Perea will have issues against the dutch. In the last game, he had trouble holding his own because of the physical stature from the Belgians. While the Dutch aren't so much 'physically' strong, Balanta should test them out for us. With Zapata by him, they can take on a lot of attacks from the dutch.


Cuadrado will be needed for support along with Sanchez when the dutch try to out play us, but they can help connect the defense and midfielders/forwards whenever we counter-attack (our strongest thing). This works well with our wingers as Arias and Armero have been wonderful.


Rodriguez can work well with those four players when they're attacking or even when he needs to push up in pressure. When he gets the chance, he'll have 3 options.


Muriel had bad luck not giving enough time with the ball but he was still doing a decent job when the chances he got. That shot could have gone in but he was reacting wonderfully. Ibarbo has impressed me A LOT. He's a lot more balanced than I thought and was pretty good up the wing. And I don't need to explain Falcao.

 

i would love to see Balanta start against Holland but as much as Perea can have you on pins and needles let's not forget that Perea is a proven CB that played 8 years in Liga BBVA. Balanta is 20 and is in his first full season with RP. To think that Balanta may not have issues playing vs Euro level players like Holland is a bit naive.

Ibarbo did amazing. But I'd like to see him play more minutes before I give him the starting spot.

 

While you're not wrong, Perea needs a break after the physical beatings he took. Now if he's up to the challenge, by all means but Balanta needs to make his debut. Or better yet, I would like it if he made his debut during his first call up.


Ibarbo would do well starting after giving a wonderful performance and having full confidence. His mental mind is settled after what just happened.

 

You have to be a little careful with young players. What if Balanta starts and does some huge mistakes? That could ruin his confidence. I prefer small steps. Look at Medina, now everybody thinks he sucks.

 

That didn't happen with Arias.

Although, Paraguay was a good debut...regardless, Balanta doesn't have to play the game entirely like Pekerman did with Medina. He should just give him the first half and sub him out if it doesn't work out. Ending the year on a high note would be good for the players. Medina himself is under pressure and stress and needs to take his time.

 

I would give Balanta a shot as well. See what the kid is made of.

 

I'm not saying Balanta will automatically play bad if he starts, but if there is a chance you have to keep that in mind. Depends on the player of course. I don't know Balanta personally so I can't say. I trust Pekerman will make the right choice, he is a very smart coach IMO. I think Arias has surprised all of us. Maybe Balanta will do the same. But then again, no one really expected that much from Arias.

 

I actually expected him to do well. Not just because it was against Paraguay, but because of how good he is and undervalued in club.

 

Balanta plays for one of the biggest clubs in Argentina that has very hardcore fans who expect titles. The team is in disarray and the kid still performs well. If he doesn't make it on the team it will not be due to nerves or lack of confidence IMO

 

I would like it if he wins at least one trophy, but he's very likely to leave by the January transfer.

 

Boys are in the Netherlands training~

 

3-1 win for our boys, I feel it!

 

That be nice but I think that it's going to be a lot harder than that. XD

 

I thought Belgium would be the tougher of the two opponents. We'll see.